Found Deceased NJ - Brian Gooney, 55, Rahway, 09 March 2021

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Have you seen Brian? Linden Schools Employee Missing Since Tuesday

A Linden Public schools employee has been reported missing and Rahway Police officials are asking for the public's assistance to locate him.

Brian Gooney, a paraprofessional at Soehl Middle School and resident of Rahway, hasn't been seen since Tuesday, according to authorities.

If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact the Rahway Police Department at (732) 827-2200.

 

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Have you seen him? Linden educator missing since Tuesday

Police are looking for a 55-year-old Linden public school educator who was last seen nearly a week ago.

Brian Gooney, of Rahway, went missing on Tuesday, according to Rahway police.

His sister-in-law tweeted that the family is "worried sick about him."

Miller said Gooney is from Linden and had just moved to the neighboring community in January.


SEEN HIM? Linden Schools Employee, Rahway Man Goes Missing

Brian Gooney -- a paraprofessional at Soehl Middle School -- was last seen on March 9, Rahway police said.

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https://twitter.com/LindenSchoolsNJ/status/1370522150776533002?s=20
Linden Schools | Twitter

Please help us find one of our Linden Public Schools family who has gone missing. Brian Gooney is a paraprofessional at
@SoehlLPS
. If you've seen him since Tuesday, please call
@RahwayPolice
at the number below. #LindenCares #LindenFamily
@LindenSupe

 

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N.J. school district employee missing for 6 days


A Linden school district employee remained missing on Monday, six days after he was seen walking from his residence in Rahway.

Brian Gooney, 55, is a paraprofessional at the Soehl Middle School in Linden.

The last known sighting of Gooney was at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, when he left his Main Street residence on foot, March 9, Rahway Police Capt. Dawn M. Rodger told NJ Advance Media.

It is not known where he might have been going, Rodger said.

 

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https://twitter.com/RahwayPolice/status/1371566551833411589?s=20
Rahway Police | Twitter

Rahway Police Facebook

Gooney moved within the past few months to Rahway from Linden. He stands approximately 6 feet tall and weighs between 180 and 200 pounds, Rodger said.

When last seen, he was reportedly wearing dark pants, and a dark, long-sleeve shirt.

 

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Brian Gooney

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Rahway police search for missing Linden school teacher

Gooney, a Rahway resident, is a paraprofessional at Soehl Middle School, and has not been seen since he left work last Tuesday. His family filed a missing person report with the Rahway Police Department.

The police department and the school district have since put missing-person notices up on their social media accounts in an attempt to spread the word and find Gooney.
“Please help us find one of our Linden Public Schools family who has gone missing,” the school district wrote on its Facebook page.

Gooney’s family also took to social media to enlist the community’s help in finding him.

“If anyone has seen or has any information regarding my brother-in-law Brian’s whereabouts, please contact the Rahway Police Department,” Karen Gooney posted to Twitter on March 13. “Please … our family is worried sick about him!”

 

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Missing man’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/njparagon?lang=en

Active on March 7th.

 

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Missing Linden Teacher Brian Gooney Last Seen A Week Ago In Rahway

Video at link

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I truly hope he's alright. Rooting for him to be safe and just taking some time to himself.
NamUs:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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I truly hope he's alright. Rooting for him to be safe and just taking some time to himself.
NamUs:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

From the NamUs page:
“Employer (School Principal) advised that he has not responded to school for 3 days and has not logged into his computer after requesting to work from home on 3/9/2021. Last seen via surveillance camera on 03/09/2021 at his apartment complex. Subject left his car behind, cell phone turned off, and did not mention going anywhere to anyone.”

 

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“Linden Public Schools staff will host a special gathering, "Bring Brian Home,"”
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“The gathering will be held on Friday at 3 p.m. at Tiger Stadium at Cooper Field at 700 West Curtis St. in Linden.

Gooney's family will be joined by administrators and staff members from throughout Linden Public Schools.”
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'Bring Brian Home' Gathering Planned For Missing School Employee

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

6’0”
180 lbs
White male
Brown hair
Brown eyes

Circumstances of Disappearance
Employer (School Principal) advised that he has not responded to school for 3 days and has not logged into his computer after requesting to work from home on 3/9/2021.
Last seen via surveillance camera on 03/09/2021 at his apartment complex.
Subject left his car behind, cell phone turned off, and did not mention going anywhere to anyone.

 

[mlhenn]

Now I’m curious to the reason behind his request to work from home??

 

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Missing N.J. paraprofessional’s family baffled, school tries to help ‘Bring Brian Home’

March 17
Karen Gooney has been anxiously awaiting word on her missing brother-in-law, Brian Gooney, for more than a week.

Brian Gooney is unmarried with no children.

Rahway Police Captain Dawn M. Rodger said Monday that it is not known where he was going.

Gooney’s car remains in the parking lot of his building, his sister-in-law said. His cell phone was not located in the apartment, so she assumes he took it with him — but, when she calls, it goes straight to voicemail. He hasn’t responded to text messages.

Brian Gooney has always been loathe to miss even a day of work, she said. A few weeks ago, he called the building principal to apologize because he was running 10 minutes late.

“He was punctual. He was never not going to go to work,” Gooney said of her brother-in-law.

 

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Flyers have been widely distributed throughout the county in hopes of finding the whereabouts of Brian who recently moved into a new apartment building in Rahway.

His family describes Brian as quiet, but smart.

"The children loved him. The staff can't say enough nice things about him," his sister-in-law Karen Gooney said. "He's just an all-around good guy."

Gooney told News 4 New York she has no idea what could have happened to him.

School officials in Linden are just as mystified.

"We are devastated," Linden Schools Superintendent Marnie Hazelton said. "The Linden Schools community is devastated at this unexplained disappearance."

One theory explored is that he walked out of his apartment building, which is near a river, and went into the water. But, there has been no trace of him there -- or any where.

The school district plans to hold an information session at Tiger Stadium Friday at 3 p.m. to continue getting the message out in the hopes of finding out what happened to Brian Gooney.

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One theory explored is that he walked out of his apartment building, which is near a river, and went into the water. But, there has been no trace of him there -- or any where.

 

[realanastasia]

Wondering why he would have left his house at 9 p.m. on a “school night.” I gather he had just recently moved to his apartment in Rahway, and it sounds like he was a pretty solitary person (per the news, his favorite pastimes included reading comic books and watching movies, and I noticed that no close friends or partners have been commenting in the media reports—it seems like we have heard from family members and work colleagues pretty exclusively) so I could imagine he might have been feeling isolated...hope he is foud safely and soon, though!

 

[swanniee11]

Now I’m curious to the reason behind his request to work from home??

Linden Public Schools
If I'm reading correctly it sounds like a recent covid outbreak and they were going to online teach. They're to return on 3/22 IMO

 

[ChatteringBirds]

More information is needed about this river - proximity to apartments, is it plausible someone could fall in accidentally at night if it was dark, is it difficult to climb/ swim out of, can he swim? Etc.
My heart goes out to his family. Hopefully there could be clues on his phone if he went to meet someone? I hope more clues turn up very soon.
All speculation and JMO.

ETA: I forgot the information is that cell phone is turned off. It is with him? Very concerning.